Organizations Filed Purposes:
A KEY OBJECTIVE OF THE NEW BRUNSWICK EDUCATION FOUNDATION (NBEF)IS TO HELP THE NEW BRUNSWICK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ENHANCE ITS PROGRAMS IN TECHNOLOGY, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND OTHER NON-CORE CURRICULUM AREAS THAT INSPIRE, EQUIP, AND EMPOWER STUDENTS TO EXCEL IN EDUCATION AND IN LIFE.
STEM / ROBOTICS PROGRAM SINCE 2011, THE ORGANIZATION HAS HAD A ROBOTICS INITIATIVE THAT SEEKS TO INSPIRE NEW BRUNSWICK PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BETTER CONNECT WITH MATH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RELATED DISCIPLINES AS WELL AS IGNITE THEIR ASPIRATIONS TO PURSUE CAREERS AS SCIENTISTS, INVENTORS, ENGINEERS AND EVEN STEM RELATED EDUCATORS. THIS STEM PROJECT HAS PROVIDED 6TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS WITH HANDS-ON AND INQUIRY BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT ENTAILS DESIGNING, BUILDING AND PROGRAMMING ROBOTICS. INNOVATIVE TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM SINCE 2008, NBEF HAS PROVIDED OVER 100,000 FOR NEW BRUNSWICK PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES IN CLASSROOMS AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THIS SPECIAL COLLABORATION HAS INVOLVED MORE THAN 70 EDUCATORS AND HAS IMPACTED THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS RANGING FROM PRE- KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 IN AREAS SUCH AS READING & LITERACY, PERFORMING ARTS, STEM, ETC. THE PROCESS BEGINS WITH TEACHERS SUBMITTING GRANT PROPOSALS THAT OFFER NOVEL CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES WHICH RESULT IN DYNAMIC LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS. OVER 100 ENRICHMENT PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED (BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOMS) THROUGH THE NBEF TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM. THE NURTURE THRU NATURE (NTN) PROGRAM INTRODUCES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO THE WONDERS OF NATURE AND NATURAL SCIENCE. NTN IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, JOHNSON & JOHNSON WORLDWIDE, NEW BRUNSWICK PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE NEW BRUNSWICK EDUCATION FOUNDATION (NBEF). NURTURE THRU NATURE IS OFFERED AS A SUMMER PROGRAM ON THREE DAYS A WEEK DURING JULY AND AUGUST AND CONTINUES AS AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IN FALL AND SPRING DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR.
PRESENTED SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING 55,288 TO COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS FROM NEW BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL AND NEW BRUNSWICK HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL DURING THE YEAR ENDED 12/31/18. NBEF HAS AWARDED OVER 500,000 IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS SINCE 2007.
THE NBEF COLLEGE NETWORK COMPONENT OFFERS PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NEW BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL AND NEW BRUNSWICK HEALTH SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI WHO ARE ATTENDING COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND VOCATIONAL TRADE INSTITUTES. THIS SPECIAL INITIATIVE PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH CAREER DEVELOPMENT COACHING, RESUME WRITING ASSISTANCE, AND INTERVIEW TRAINING. IN ADDITION, THE COLLEGE NETWORK FACILITATES TWO SPECIAL GATHERINGS PER YEAR (DURING STUDENTS SCHOOL WINTER/SUMMER BREAKS), WHICH INCLUDES WORKSHOPS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND NETWORKING EVENTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Ashley Lytle | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Anggy Agudelo | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Luz D Sanchez | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Edson Martinez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Canice Howard | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jessica Varela | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Assie Bangura | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Adonis Valdez-Melendez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charyl Staci Yarbrough Phd | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sharonda Weatherspoon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert C Rawls | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lola Stewart-Samuel | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Yesenia Medina-Hernandez | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gwedolyn R Ratliff | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| John E Parker | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bobbie Brown | BOARD PRESID | 5 | $0 |
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